Movieman's Guide to the Movies
The Final Word on Physical Media
Scarecrow is a bit of a gem, one that I honestly never heard of though I guess it’s easy to get lost amongst the 1970s classics like The Godfather, Rocky, Taxi Driver and A Clockwork Orange just to name a few. Hopefully with this Blu-ray it will be re-discovered.
Summer of ’42 is a well made and poignant coming-of-age movie featuring two excellent performances from Gary Grimes and Jennifer O’Neil that it makes it a worthwhile watch, albeit a tad creepy.
Night School is a flawed but fun enough 1981 film that’s part slasher part giallo that isn’t filled with many surprises yet it’s still entertaining if only for some decently suspense-filled scenes and a, ahem, fine performance from Rachel Ward.
Wide Open is a quirkily fun 1930s romantic comedy that features an unlikely leading couple. It’s got the innocence of the era which doesn’t quite translate today but it was entertaining.
The Washington Masquerade is a well acted political romance-drama headlined by Lionel Barrymore and Karen Morley.
She Had to Say Yes is a charming if not ultimately forgettable romance-drama that does feature a nice performance from Loretta Young.
Innocent Blood is an utterly cheesy but fun early 1990s vampire drama with an over-the-top performance from Robert Loggia and French actress Anne Parillaud is, ahem, well suited for the vampirella femme fatale central role.
Brigadoon isn’t exactly a well known musical-romance but it does have some catchy music for the era and two charming performances by Gene Kelly and Van Johnson.
The Green Slime is a ridiculously poorly produced 1960s science fiction horror film that is absolute fun that should be watched with a group of friends to mock MST3K style.
The Sea Wolf is a wonderful sea-adventure flick released back in 1941 and features some great performances including Edward G. Robinson and amazing Academy Award nominated special effects.
The Hidden was quite the, well, gem, of a movie that I never really heard of, a film that was released in 1987 but got lost. My hope is with this Blu-ray release it’ll find some sort of bigger cult status as it is an incredibly fun flick.
Undercurrent is a well done 1940s film noir showcasing the talents of Katharine Hepburn and Robert Taylor combined with a tense-filled story.
Within is a slow-plodding suspense-horror film that takes a bit too much time to get going but the finale isn’t half bad though hardly saves it, yet this might be worthy of a rental, not much more than that.
It is quite the time we live in for media, even if the physical is on the decline, as now after decades where it lived only on the bootleg forum, we finally get to see Superman: The Movie – Extended Cut aka the TV Version, restored in HD and although I’ll be sticking with the other version.
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The Law and Jake Wade is a very well made western-crime-thriller with strong performances from its leads, Robert Taylor and Richard Widmark, as directed by veteran John Sturges (Gunfight at the O.K. Corral).